I know that wound strings are more susceptible to breakage than unwound but I was wondering if the fault layed with myself instead of the strings.
A couple of days ago the wound low C snapped about a half inch in front of the saddle on my MM 6 string tenor. It was about 8 weeks old and didn't have a lot of play time. I would have expected it to break somewhere along the frets, although the frets are in very good condition (I polished them with 0000 steel wool after I received it from the original owner). So I changed it two days ago with another wound low C from a OEM spare set that I had. This morning I awoke to find that one snapped also. This time at the knot on the bridge behind the saddle.
Can anyone suggest if it is just the stars in poor alignment this week for me or if there might be something that I might be doing wrong when re-stringing? I do a usual double twist after feeding the string through the hole in the bridge. Also I don't use a thumb, finger picks or a plectrum.
A couple of days ago the wound low C snapped about a half inch in front of the saddle on my MM 6 string tenor. It was about 8 weeks old and didn't have a lot of play time. I would have expected it to break somewhere along the frets, although the frets are in very good condition (I polished them with 0000 steel wool after I received it from the original owner). So I changed it two days ago with another wound low C from a OEM spare set that I had. This morning I awoke to find that one snapped also. This time at the knot on the bridge behind the saddle.
Can anyone suggest if it is just the stars in poor alignment this week for me or if there might be something that I might be doing wrong when re-stringing? I do a usual double twist after feeding the string through the hole in the bridge. Also I don't use a thumb, finger picks or a plectrum.